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Limbaugh praises 'classy' NRA

Rush Limbaugh defended the National Rifle Association Friday, calling the organization “classy” for remaining silent until its CEO Wayne LaPierre’s comments at a news conference about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings.

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“The NRA was very classy and laid back for a week. They didn’t say anything, didn’t get involved, didn’t attempt to exploit it one way or another,” the conservative commentator said on his radio program, according to a show transcript. “They are the greatest, the largest gun safety organization in the country. So LaPierre goes out today; he gets heckled, shouted down. And when he gets to the meat of what he’s saying, CNN goes to a commercial break.”

At the news conference in Washington, LaPierre called for armed guards at every school in America on the one-week anniversary since authorities say Adam Lanza gunned down 26 people — including 20 children — in an elementary school.

Great idea, Limbaugh said.

“In every instance of these shootings, what is it that ends it? Somebody else shows up with a gun aimed at the perp. That’s when he either commits suicide or runs for it and is shot or what have you. He doesn’t complete it, doesn’t finish it ‘til somebody shows up that can stop him. I think most parents would probably say, ‘Yep, put an armed guard in there,’” Limbaugh said, according to the transcript.

He continued: “It would be easier than rolling back the clock a couple generations where it wasn’t necessary because our culture hadn’t spiraled out of control. But now that it has, we gotta deal with it as it exists. Well, the media didn’t like any of this.”

LaPierre also pushed back against the media, saying they unfairly blamed the NRA instead of looking at other facets of the debate, such as Hollywood glamorizing violence in movies, and video games.

“He’s calling attention to the stuff that everybody wants ignored or papered over or, in fact, defended. ‘Oh, come on! Hollywood had nothing to do with it. Just grow up. These people are doing it on their own,’” Limbaugh said.

A Conservative -- preserves, keeps, protects and maintains what we have.

Putting armed guards around schools in NOT conserving America's values.

It's time for 'ol Rush to grow up and realize, with being a conservative grown up, we must take responsibility find common sense answers. This country was built on COMMON SENSE.... Keep flying off to the right and not thinking is what got us into this trouble...

Why are Liberals so dumb? “In every instance of these shootings, what is it that ends it? Somebody else shows up with a gun aimed at the perp. That’s when he either commits suicide or runs for it and is shot or what have you. He doesn’t complete it, doesn’t finish it ‘til somebody shows up that can stop him.

LOOK PEOPLE...What Politico is NOT giving you here is right before that, is the mention of that video game...Killing Kindergartners! And they did not finish Rush's comments here , either ! Beware the Liberalmedia.They don't seem to care too much for the full truth!Go to rushlimbaugh.com and read alot more!...And if you didn't hear Baraka Clause and all of the Obama as Santa songs,...heehaa...you missed it.But you can order them there.Don't know if you can hear at his site or not.BEWARE THE LIBERAL MEDIA !

As predicted the great bag of gas goes with a line of bs that will get a few comments and a few more bucks. Is it just me or is this guy less relevant than ever? Same old noise maker trolling for controversy to get the publicity. Time to forget this guy and not bother with his posts or commenting on him he might just blow away.

People need to stop pretending that the NRA serves any purpose other than protecting the profits of weapons manufacturers and to create new markets for those weapons. That purpose should have become obvious after this morning's "press conference".

If people get real about what this organization is perhap they can be put in their place with all of the other lobbyists that are attempting to protect their marketplace.